Deputy Steve Bernal announced that his Undersheriff will be Galen Bohner and his Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Operations will be Tracy Brown.

Deputy Steve Bernal announced that his Undersheriff will be Galen Bohner and his Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Operations will be Tracy Brown.

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Updated: 7:22 PM PST Dec 10, 2014

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WEBVTT IT.POLICE HAD ORIGINALLYRESPONDED ON A DOMESTIC VIOLENCECALL.FOR DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWINGTHE NOVEMBER 4 ELECTION.STEVE BERNAL DELIVERINGON HISELECTION PROMISE TO NAME HISMANAGEMENT TEAM BY THANKSGIVING.HE DID THAT THIS AFTERNOON.BUICKS CORTEZ'S LIVE INSALINAS TO SHOW US THE NEW TEAMMEMBERS.STEVE BERNAL WILL NOT TAKETHE REINS OF THIS OFFICE UNTILJANUARY, BUT TODAY WE GET OURFIRST LOOK AT THOSE WHO WILLHELP RUNNING.PLEASE WELCOME THE NEXTSHERIFF OF MONTEREY COUNTY.MONDAY AFTERNOON, STEVEBERNAL INTRODUCED US TO HIS TWOTOP MANAGERS, WHO WILL HELP HIMRUN A DEPARTMENT WITH 500EMPLOYEES AND A NEARLY $90MILLION BUDGET.THESE GENERAL AND COME TO THEJOB WITH 57 YEARS COMBINEDEXPERIENCE.JAIL OPERATIONS, SWAT, GANG TASKFORCE.THEY BOTH HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THESHERIFF'S OFFICE.SECOND IN CHARGE OF THEDEPARTMENT IS GAYLIN BONNER.AND TRACY BROWN, A RETIREDCOMMANDER, WILL BE CHIEF OFOPERATIONS.THE APPOINTMENTSWILL BE CLOSELYSCRUTINIZED, CONSIDERING HISLACK OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCEAND TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW TO RUNSUCH A HUGE DEPARTMENT.TODAY, I AM ANSWERINGIF ICAN LEAD THIS DEPARTMENT.TODAY WAS THE FIRST STEP.I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THESEGENTLEMEN THAT THEY ARE NOTGOING TO TELL ME WHAT I WANT TOHEAR.THEY WILL TELL ME WHAT I NEED TOHEAR.I AM THERE TO SUPPORT HIM100%.I HAVE NO AXES TO GRIND.I HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS OF A WINANYBODY ANYTHING.MY WHOLE GOAL IS TO DO THE RIGHTTHING.SHERIFF BERNALSAYS HE ISFOCUSED ON HIRING A CHIEF TOOVERSEE THE JAIL AND AN $80MILLION EXPANSION.HE DOES NOT PLAN TO LOOK FOR --FAR FOR THOSE WHO WILL HELP THEMIMPLEMENT THE PLANS FOR THESHERIFF'S OFFICE.LOOK IN-HOUSE.YOUR BEST ADMINISTRATORS SHOULDALWAYS COME FROM IN-HOUSE.AND WE STILL NEED, I STILL NEEDTO INTERVIEW A COUPLE PEOPLE.I NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE UPTO THE CHALLENGE.TODAY, STEVE BERNAL SAYING HEWOULD CONSIDER MEMBER OF SCOTTMILLER'S TEAM TO BE PART OF THENEW ADMINISTRATION.AS FOR THIS TRADITION --TRANSITION BETWEEN BERNAL ANDMILLER, MILLER SAID HE WOULDWORK TO MAKE IT A SMOOTHTRANSITION IF BERNAL REACHED OUTTO HIM.FELIX, THANK YOU.TONIGHT, WE HAVE NEWINFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK THATMADE STEVE BERNAL OUR SHERIFFELECT -- VOTE THAT MADE STEVEBERNAL OUR SHERIFF ELECT.THE NUMBERS SHOW FOUR CITIES INTHE COUNTY, PACIFIC GROVE,MONTEREY AMONG THEM, AS THE ONLYCOUNTIES IN WHICH SHERIFF MILLERWON MORE VOTES THAN THECHALLENGER.YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE MARGIN BYWHICH MILLER HELD THOSE CITIES.

Sheriff-Elect Steve Bernal holds first press conference

Deputy Steve Bernal announced that his Undersheriff will be Galen Bohner and his Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Operations will be Tracy Brown.